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April 19, 2008 6 Comments

Could they have printed my picture bigger? (No, seriously, I don’t they could have)

A couple weeks ago a reader of PastaQueen.com told me she’d seen my photo on the cover of the health section of The Eagle-Tribune, the paper for North Andover, Massachusetts. Correction, the Pulitzer Prize winning paper of North Anodover, Massachusetts, as is stated in their masthead – right next to my photo.

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Holy crap! As if that weren’t shocking enough, I flipped to page 13 as the masthead instructed me and saw this:

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Holy truckload of crap! I’m not just on the cover of the health section, I am the health section. It took three swipes of my flatbed scanner to scan this whole image. I’m glad I don’t live in North Andover or else I’d have been embarrassed to leave the house. It’s funny, because I was interviewed for the article, but nothing I said was used. One sentence from my book was included as a quote and my book was included in a list of weight-loss memoirs and that was it. Yet they used my picture. Why? Because that photo of me standing in my fat pants is awesome. I also sent them a very hi-res image, 2912×4368 pixels and 3.4mb, so they were actually able to print it at a large size without quality degradation. Let this be a lesson to upcoming authors: pay the money and get a good studio shot of yourself. I’ve gotten a lot of attention for my book simply because that photo is very striking. It was worth every penny. Thanks again to Stephen Hobley for taking the money shot!

Thanks to Wendy for sending me the paper. You rock!

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  1. sunny says

    April 20, 2008 at 1:01 am

    Just wanted to let you know that I got my copy of the book from Amazon today. I know what I’ll be doing tomorrow!!!

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  2. Deby says

    April 21, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    I also received my copy of your book this weekend. I couldn’t put it down, read the whole thing in one day.

    As a woman who has yo-you dieted since the age of 20, I can’t get my lower jaw off the floor. The life lessons you have learned and taught yourself is amazing, not to mention the cooking, too! As a 50 year old woman, I feel as proud of and for you as if I were, myself, your mother.

    God Bless you!

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  3. Ashley says

    April 23, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    Hey, just wanted to say…I received your book from Amazon yesterday and have already read up to Chapter 9! It’s definitely a can’t-put-it-down for me.

    Reply
  4. Denise says

    April 23, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    How exciting!! I just finished reading your book!! You are such an inspiration. I am on my weight-loss journey and reading about your success shows that it can be done. Thanks!!

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  5. ccd says

    April 29, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    My Book Just Came in the Mail from Amazon where I saw it advertised while I was browsing for a book on obesity…tonight I look to be inspired as I begin to read.
    Congrats on your weight loss and your new book.

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  6. Sarah J says

    April 30, 2008 at 10:26 am

    Just finished the book! Congrats. Beautiful writing, wonderful insights. You did a beautiful job.

    Sarah

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